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STATE v. McDONALD

Nos. 39716-8-I, 43050-5-I.

979 P.2d 857 (1999)

STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Steven Darby McDONALD, Appellant. In the Matter of the Personal Restraint of Steven Darby McDonald, Petitioner.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered June 28, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio Salazar, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Steven D. McDonald, Appearing Pro Se, Walla Walla, WA, for Petitioner.

Erik Pedersen, Skagit Co. Pros. Atty. Office, Mt. Vernon, WA, for Respondent.

AGID, A.C.J.

The State convicted Steven McDonald of arson in the first degree and the court sentenced him as a persistent offender. Standby counsel assisted him while he represented himself at trial, and he alleges on appeal that the trial court committed reversible error when it failed to make an adequate inquiry into standby counsel's asserted conflict of interest. We agree with McDonald that the trial court failed to inquire into the conflict. Because the failure...

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